Career Profile
Seasoned Program/Project management professional with extensive experience managing large complex programs and projects. Adept at constructing project plans, timelines, test plans, and bringing projects in on time and within budget. Skilled in risk management, conflict management, and driving productivity to deliver results.
Core competencies include Program Management, Project Management, Problem Solving, Risk Management, Conflict Management, Test Strategy, Test Planning, Deployment Planning, Hypercare Support, Project Status Reporting, Dashboards, Vendor Management, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle PaaS/OCI, Integrations, Middleware.
Recent Career Highlights
Serving as a key project lead on a $20M back office digital transformational initiative to modernize a legacy mainframe fleet accounting system on the Oracle Cloud platform to streamline operations and realize $20M in operational efficiency savings.
Led the delivery of key workstreams of a $24M project to migrate two global instances of Oracle EBS 12.1 Financials and HR to Oracle Cloud ERP and HCM, Fusion Analytics and OCI/PaaS.
Served as the project manager responsible for consolidating three Oracle EBS regional instances to one global instance on Oracle R12 EBS on OCI.
Played a key role in the delivery of a lift & shift of on-prem Oracle EBS R12.1 Financials/HR instances to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Experience
Hertz
Manager Financial Platforms May 2022 to Current
Lead strategy, delivery and execution for build, test, and deploy activities for a $20M fleet procurement and accounting system migration from IBM Mainframe to Oracle Cloud ERP.
Direct vendor project delivery activities in the areas of build, test, deploy, and transition to operational support.
Work cross-functionally across business, technology and vendor teams to align resources and plans to project delivery milestones.
Manage release calendars and orchestrate regression test activities for Oracle Cloud ERP quarterly product releases.
Collaborate with Internal Audit, Security, and Compliance to ensure corporate policies relating to test evidence, logging, monitoring, PCI, PII, GDPR, and SOX are incorporated into project delivery.
Delivered a global migration of two Oracle EBS 12.1 Financials and HR instances onto a single, global pod of Oracle Cloud ERP/HCM in 11 months on-time and on-budget in a project manager role.
Led technical teams in the delivery of over 200 critical enterprise integration middleware projects in the technologies of Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), IBM Sterling, Cleo, and Mulesoft utilizing SFTP, APIs, and SOAP/Rest microservices.
Implemented heavily utilized project management tools, templates, dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and delivery processes utilizing MS Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, Jira, Service Now, and MS PowerPoint.
Insmed
Project Manager - Testing and Integration Aug 2021 – May 2022
Directed SI activities from testing deliverables, documentation, schedules, test plans, release & deployment schedules and program level milestones tracker
Managed the software code/configurations migration plans and code movement across project environments including postproduction software change management processes.
Defined and developed a detailed cutover plan, checklist, cutover window hour by hour playbooks and release calendars for management of Oracle quarterly patch implementations.
Defined regression testing processes and obtained approval prior to the DB upgrade
Worked with IT and business in resolving issues from post go live as part of hyper-care support
McDonalds Inc.
Program Manager QA and Delivery Jan 2021 – Nov 2021
Oversight of overall QA and Tech development Program for McDonald’s Oracle Cloud (SaaS) ERP implementation project.
Developed project plans, schedules, resources, budgets and ensured project stayed on track towards completion and roll out.
Managed Development and QA activities across the programs cross functionally to align on the program goals.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Project Manager - Testing and Integration Sep 2019 – Dec 2020
Successfully lead testing effort from planning to close out for their new applications systems implementation, data conversion and migration such as Workday, Adaptive Insights, and SmartSimple to manage grants.
Coordinated with diverse external parties, financial institutions, and government agencies to drive integration test planning and execution, as well as with various implementation partners and software vendors to ensure timely resolution of any development, data conversion, data and code migrations and test issues
Hertz
Project Manager – Oracle Testing and Release Jan 2017 – Dec 2019
Managed all aspects of software testing, deployment, and release/cutover activities
Reviewed and approved Test strategy and plans developed by the SI.
Directed system integrator (SI) resources on developing test plans and scripts
Setup and led the cutover support war room during the actual cutover window through 2 weeks of hyper care for various projects
Conducted multiple orientation sessions to educate users regarding user acceptance testing (UAT)
Managed and achieved 100% automation targets by leading Automation initiatives and transforming its large library of manual test scripts through implementation and execution of Oracle Applications Testing Suite (OATS) tools set
Successfully led the Oracle lift and shift project to migrate on-premise Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) environments to Oracle Cloud (OIC) PaaS layer
Southwest Gas Corporation
Project Manager - Testing and Integration Jun 2015 – Feb 2016
Managed all aspects of testing function for the FSM program/project initiated by Southwest Gas to improve their current financial and supply chain applications into Oracle EBS 12.1.3 version to 12.2.4
Directed third-party systems integrator (SI) and their offshore and onshore teams to deliver custom development work and testing readiness, such as test scripts/scenarios development, test execution, reporting, defects tracking, and resolution.
Analyzed and proposed changes on the program level test strategy to guarantee satisfaction of SWGAS business and IT needs as well as alignment of process with SDLC
Developed seamless processes for code migration, patch management and code deployments across environments
Managed overall testing process utilizing HP Quality Center as a system of record for all test management activities
Established and administered cutover plan and activities in conjunction with diverse stakeholders
Expertly handled post go-live support tickets through resolution and reporting
CACI Inc
Project Manager - Testing and Integration Sep 2014 – May 2015
Managed testing function for the Oracle R12 Federal Financials implementation projects at DHS agencies
Developed and implemented program level T&E plan (TEMP) with phased testing strategy, testing processes, test effectiveness evaluation criteria, operational tests and assessments.
Managed contract deliverables which involved documentation, analysis, and delivery
Collaborated with cross-functional and technical clients in administering requirements and test environments readiness with connected systems
Defined and coordinated test schedules with all stakeholders
Reviewed client contract deliverables and ensured consistency with SOW
Assessed functional and technical specifications documents for all RICEW components
Partnered with DOI/IBC technical and infrastructure teams to guarantee availability of test and development environments and resolve environment issues to reduce the impact on project schedule
Best Buy Co.
Project Testing Lead and Release Manager Aug 2013 – Jul 2014
Managed all aspects of testing and release management areas for the R12 upgrade project
Partnered with subject matter experts (SMEs), business leads, and IT track leads and Vendor resources to review requirements and documented testing needs
Managed readiness of test environments with specifications of each test phase requirements as well as alignment of code base and patch levels
Led the installation, testing and availability of DR test environments for testing in coordination with infrastructure teams
Served as Oracle system administrator responsible for user roles/accounts management, function security, and supporting development
Proficient Business Systems (Probys) Inc
Project Manager - Testing and Integration Mar 2004 – Aug 2013
Worked with several high-profile client engagements on their IT transformation projects with roles from Lead Business Analyst, Project lead/Manager etc. in the Testing/QA and Project/ Release and software change management areas. Expertly met the project goals, objectives and successfully managed projects through rollouts.
Clients served / Positions Held:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Svcs. Woodlawn, MD Role: HIGLAS Testing and Release Manager
The Sherwin-Williams Company Cleveland, OH, Role: Program Test Lead
Dell Financial Services Austin, TX, USA Role: Testing Manager and Cutover Lead
First Data Corp Denver, CO, USA Role: Testing Process Lead
Diebold Inc./Deloitte Consulting North Canton, OH, Role: Technical Support and Testing Lead
Adil Business Solutions Inc
Project Lead - Testing and Integrations Mar 2000 – Mar 2004
Worked as an IT consultant on several client engagements with roles from IT Analyst to Lead Business Analyst, Testing Lead/Manager etc. in the Testing/QA and Project/ Release and software change management areas. Expertly met the project goals, objectives and successfully managed projects through rollouts.
GE Healthcare Milwaukee, WI, USA Role: Testing Center Lead
KeySpan Energy Brooklyn, NY, USA Role: Testing Analyst/Lead
Engineered Materials Solutions Inc. Attleboro, MA, USA Role: Technical Support Lead/Test Analyst
Atlantic Lucent Technologies Inc. Brandon, FL, USA Role: IT Analyst
Previous positions and experience
Unique Plastics LTD
Dy. Manager Finance and Systems Sep 1995 – Oct 1998
Managing the finance and accounting department day-to-day operations.
Liaised with Banks for managing the working capital needs
Finalized monthly and annual accounts closures and reconciliations
Worked with Auditors on obtaining accounting books reviewed and signed off
Implemented custom Inventory and Accounting software systems working with Zenith consultants
Kabsons Group of Industries PVT LTD
Senior Accounts Officer Nov 1989 – Sep 1995
Managing the finance and accounting department day-to-day operations.
Liaised with Banks for managing the working capital needs
Finalized monthly and annual accounts closures and reconciliations
Worked with Auditors on obtaining accounting books reviewed and signed off
Implemented custom Inventory and Accounting software systems working with Zenith consultants
Skills
Project Management: Waterfall, Agile, Oracle AIM/OUM Methodology, Process Improvement
Soft Skills: Leadership, Program/Project Management, Vendor Management, Strategy, Planning, Business Analysis, Problem Solving, Solution Architecture, Resource Management.
ERP/Finance: Oracle ERP, HCM, Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1.3 – General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Procurement / Purchasing (PO), Fixed Assets (FA), Cash Management (CM), Financial Accounting Hub (FAH), Accounts Receivable (AR), Human Resources (HR), Recruiting, Compensation, iSupplier, iProcurement; Fusion Analytics Warehouse (FAW), Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI), Oracle Supplier Network (OSN).
Oracle PaaS: Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP) Database, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Identity Cloud Services (IDCS), Oracle Cloud Guard, Oracle Data Safe, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), Visual Builder Cloud Studio (VBCS), Apex, Essbase
Infrastructure: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ExaData Cloud Service, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, On-Prem, Linux, Unix, IBM Mainframe (OS/390, MVS, CICS, AS/400)
Database: Oracle 11g, 12c, 19c, IBM DB2, MS SQL Server, MS Access
Integration Middleware: Sterling, Mulesoft, Kinesis, Cleo, Splunk, Java CAPS (EAI), MQ series
Programming Language Environments: VBCS, Apex, PL/SQL, Java, SQL, .NET, COBOL
Software Tools/Apps: MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project; SharePoint; Teams; JIRA; HP-ALM; Service Now, Maximo.
Compliance & Controls: SOX, PCI, PII, GDPR/CCPA
Vendor Management & Collaboration: Oracle, Deloitte, TCS, IBM, Infor, Salesforce, Ernest & Young, PWC, Accenture, RecVue, ePrentise.
Education
Masters in commerce.
Herndon, Virgina
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